Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-28
THE RIVER.
A subsistence of the Flood at Yankton
-Tronble increasing Along the Rail-
o Beloyy-Falling Water ut Up
Points.

IA SHbStutuCc VI inc IipVA tb AauhtoIf
-Tronble increasing Along the Rail-
road Below-Faliing Water Mt Up
River Points.
AT YANKToN.
Since Saturday night the river has
fallen at Yankton fully twelve inches
and the river is free from ice and drift
and has become a tame affair.
RAILROAD TROUBLES.
The high water between Gayville and
Elk Point, which hos given the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st, Paul railroad company
SO much trouble had not subsidized one
particle up to moo to-day. For about
three miles between Gayyille and Neck
ling the water is running in a strong
current along the track and the prospects
ars that the road bed for that entire dis.
lance will be destroyed. The train which
went to Yermillion on Saturday, and on
its return was held east of Gayville by
high water got safely over the break and
late Saturday afternoon reached Yank-
ton, A strong dam was built, shutting
thewater out from the track, which was
blocked up and then the train passed
over, but the temporary underpinning
shook and creaked. The men IN charge
were returned when the tram had fairly
crossed. The water is not deep. The
several washouts between Yankton aud
Elk Point nave removed about twelve
hundred feet of track. An attempt was
made yesterday to send mail to Elk
Point on q hand Car. But the car
only went as far as Vermillion.
No trains went east this
morning and it is probable that this route
east will not be available for several
days. ALI passengers, mail and freight
now go east by way of Scotland, Marion
Junction, Canton and Elk Point. This
route is somewhat longer but not I'M
pleasant.
The cause of the rise over the bottom
between Yankton and ElkPoint while the
riverwas at a stand or falling at this city
is now traced to the output from the Jim
and probably the Vermillion and the
Big Sioux. The Jim was on a high boom
Saturday and its adjacent territory was
flooded from bluff to bluff. The water
was up TO the bridges all the way
through Yankton. county and at the
mouth of the Jim there was a consider
able overflow of bottom lands. With q
failing river al Yankton the rise below
the Jim holds its level and possibly
shows a slight increase.
ABOUT GAYyILLE
the people are solicitous about the food.
Those living on the lower ground have
moved to higher places and are anxious,
ly awaiting developments. Stock has
not suffered any yet. AS the river is
falling to, day above Yankton it does
not seem probable that they will be
further disconnected, unless the river
keeps high until the accumulation at
Bismarck and above there reaches them
All indications are now favorable to 9
subsistence of the flood below.
THE UPPER RIVER.
A telegram from Pierre Saturday eve
ming announced fall of six inchesdurine
Saturday and a clear river. At Bismarck
the river was falling rapidly Saturday
but this Was attributed to the Wash
burn gorge and there was a belief thai
Bismarck has yet to experience the worst
results OF the food. The Sibley Island
gorge still held.
FALLING AT CHAMBERLiIN
Chamberlain, March 2S-Special tc
the Press and Dakotaian-The river j.
falling here and but little ice is running
MAIL ADvIcEs.
Bismarck, March 26-The river Is fall.
ing rapidly to-day and workmen are ablt
to repair the Northern Pacific bridge, NJ
trains can run over the bridge Monday
but transfer is being satisfactory made
by boats. A citizen of Mclean county
brings intelligence that q gorge sever
miles below Washburn is slx miles Wild
and the water covers the prairie To-
miles. If this is true then the wors
has not come, and the present fall il
the river is simply the result of tn,
upper gorge. The Sibley island gorge i
firm. Snow has been falling for fifteel
hours and this will greatly increase th,
volume of water.
There was no change III the situation
last night, water continuing and passen
} gers being transferred as before. The
Kennedy family had not yet been res.
cued from Sibley Island. Some enthusi
asts believe that the current of the Mis-
souri, river will be changed from the oil
channel to the new n now running il
!, front of the city, thus giving Bismarcl
an extensive, water front and manufac-
turing facilities.
BowdIe, Oak, March 26-Ihe repor
l of yesterday concerning the drowning Q
: Jake MCCARTHY, one Kirkland and fou
others, near LaGrace, is probably true
: There was no Geographic oommunica
ton, and they could not be warned. ]
is probable that other lives were los
There 10 still much danger from gorge
in the Grand river.
SINNERS and Wilkins ranches il
: Campbell county are covered TO tn
depth of thirty feet. SINNERS entir
: herd of cattle, zoe q number, was swep
: taway, also a portion of Wilkins here
3 Jacob Mccarthy, Mr.. kirkland and thre
others we're drowned on the bottom
= south of LaGrace. The ice 10 gorged S
Grand Island. When the Sibley Islam
gorge breaks greater damage than eve
before known is anticipated.
Ohamberlaip, March 26-The Nilsson
is rising rapidly and is at high waite
mark. The steamer Milwaukee will /
hoated of her ways.
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